World Premiere of "The Tall Boy"

The Department of Dance and Theatre, with the generous support of the College of Arts and Sciences, presents:

Tandy Cronyn starring in the world premiere of "The Tall Boy," a new play by Simon Bent and directed by David Hammond.

Kay
Boyle's short story, "The Lost," tells the story of three boys, a 15-year-old Czech, a
14-year-old Pole and a 12-year-old Italian who have been swept up by
different American Army units in the final years of the war and
outfitted as GI mascots. The boys all wear cut down US Army fatigues,
speak English in the accents of the GI's who took them in, and want to
follow their units "home" to the US. But as the GIs are being shipped
back stateside, the boys are dumped at a children's DP Center in Bavaria
run by an American Relief Team. The matron of this temporary orphanage
is bound by regulations to try to repatriate the children - the United
States has yet to open its doors to more than a tiny trickle of refugees
- but the boys have their hearts set on America.
In
Simon Bent's dramatization, the story is told by Annie, the American
matron of the displaced person's camp for unaccompanied children, and
through her eyes, we relive the boys' struggles to find a future for
themselves in the aftermath of World War II.
Performances will be held:

August 2 @ 8 pmAugust 3 @ 8 pmAugust 4 @ 5 pm & 8 pmAugust 5 @ 2 pm

RTFP Building - Studio Theater

Adults $10Students $5

Tickets
can be ordered with a credit card over the phone by calling (940)
565-2428 or Metro (817) 267-3731 ext. 2428. We are located in the RTFP
building in the first floor lobby of the University Theatre (room 104).
At our box office location, we can accept cash, checks and credit cards.